FOLDING FISHING CHAIR WITH REMOVABLE TACKLE BOX

CHAISE DE PECHEUR PLIANTE MUNIE D'UN COFFRET DE PECHE AMOVIBLE

English Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure
A fishing chair comprising a pair of inverted U-
shaped, two-legged folding leg sections wherein one leg of each
section is pivotally secured to one leg of the other section. A
collapsible seat member is carried by the upper ends of the leg
sections. The connected legs are in substantially parallel adjacent
relationship with each other when in a folded position and are
angularly positioned relative to each other and to a supporting
surface when opened. A rigid tackle box including a bottom section
and a lid hingedly secured thereto is detachably secured between
the legs of one of the leg sections. A pair of pins removably
extend through the legs of the said one leg section and are received
by openings formed in opposite ends of the lid. Each of the pins
comprises and elongated shank portion which extends through the
leg and into the lid. Each of the pins also includes an arcuate
clip portion extending from the outer end of the shank portion
which yieldably engages the leg to detachably maintain the pin in
position.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A fishing chair comprising a pair of inverted U-
shaped two legged folding leg sections wherein one leg of each
section is pivotally secured to one leg of the other section, a
collapsible seat member carried by said leg sections, a tackle
box including a bottom section and a lid hingedly secured thereto,
said box being detachably secured to and being positioned between
the legs of one of said leg sections, said box being detachably
secured to said legs by means of pins detachably extending through
said legs and being received by openings formed on opposite ends
of said box, said legs being tubular and wherein said pins com-
prise an elongated shank portion which extends through said leg
and into said box, and an arcuate spring clip portion extending
from one end of said shank portion which yieldably embraces said
leg.
2. The chair of claim 1 wherein said clip portion includes
a V-shaped portion which yieldably embraces a portion of the leg
to yieldably maintain said pin on said leg and in said box.
3. The chair of claim 1 wherein a pin extends through
each of said legs of said one leg section into said box.
4. A fishing chair comprising: a pair of inverted U-
shaped, two legged folding tubular leg sections wherein one leg
of each section is pivotally secured to one leg of the other
section, a support brace securely mounted between each of said
U-shaped leg sections, a collapsible seat member carried by said
leg sections, a plurality of pins having an elongated shank por-
tion and a V-shaped spring clip portion for yieldably embracing
a portion of said tubular leg to yieldably maintain said pin on
said leg, and a tackle box including a lid having a plurality of

pin receiving apertures and a bottom section hingedly secured
thereto and positioned between one of said leg sections such that
said bottom section opens forwardly and downwardly relative to
an occupant's position on said seat member with said leg section
having a plurality of pin receiving apertures therethrough such
that said shank portion extends through said leg apertures into
said lid apertures and said V-shaped clip portion embraces said
leg detachably securing said tackle box to said leg section.

Description

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FOLDING FISHING CHAIR WITH REMOVABLE TACKLE BOX
This invention relates to a fishing chair and more par-
ticularly to a fishing chair having a tackle box removably se-
cured thereto.
Many types of folding chairs or fishing chairs have
been provided in an attempt to provide added convenience to the
fisherman. One such type of chair is disclosed in United States
Patent No. 3,077,327 and can be seen to include a rigid tackle
box secured to and positioned between a pair of legs of the fold-
ing leg sections. However, in the folding chair of U.S. Patent
No. 3,077,327, the tackle box was permanently affixed to the fold-
ing leg sections of the chair which prevented the tackle box from
being used separately or conveniently used when the chair was not
positioned in its ground supported condition.
Therefore, it is a principal object of the invention to
provide an improved folding chair.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a
fishing chair including a rigid tackle box removably secured to
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the chair.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a -
fishing chair including novel means for removably securing a
rigid tackle box thereto.
A still further object of the invention i9 to provide a
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fishing chair which is economical to manufacture, durable in
j use and refined in appearance.
`~ These and other objects will be apparent to those
' skilled in the art.
Summary of the Invention
A fishing chair comprising a pair of inverted U-shaped
folding leg sections pivotally connected together and having a
collapsible seat member secured to the upper ends thereof. A
rigid tackle box is positioned between the legs of one of the
: leg sections and is removably secured thereto by means of spring
~ clip type pins extending through the legs of the leg section and
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~ being received in openings formed in opposite ends of the lid of
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the tac~le box. Each of the pins comprises an elongated shank
portion having an arcuate clip portion extending therefrom which
is adapted to yieldably embrace a portion of the leg.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the fisherman's
chair of this invention:
Figure 2 is a partial front view of the chair:
Figure 3 is a view as seen on lines 3-3 of Figure 2:
Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view seen on lines 4-4
of Figure 3:
- Figure S is a view similar to Figure 3 except that the
tackle box has been moved to an open position; and
Figure 6 is a partial exploded perspective view of the
fisherman's chair of this invention.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment -
The chair of this invention is referred to generally by
the reference numeral 10 snd generally comprises a back portion 12
pivotally connected to a pair of inverted U-shaped~ two legged
folding leg sections 14 and 16. Back portion 12 includes legs
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18 and 20 having a base portion 22 extending between the lower ends
`` thereof. A flexible support 24 extends between the upper ends of
legs 18 and 20 as seen in Figure 1.
Leg section 14 comprises legs 26 and 28 having base por-
tion 30 extending between the upper ends thereof. Back portion 12
is pivotally securet to legs 26 and 28 ad~acent the upper ends
,~ thereof by means of bolts 32 and 34 (not shown) extending there-
~'! between. Brace 36 is secured to and extends between legs 26 and 28
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ad~acent the lower ends thereof as illustrated in Figure 1.
Leg section 16 generally comprises legs 38 and 40 having
~, 30 base portion 42 extending between the upper ends thereof~ Brace 44
is secured to and extends between legs 38 and 40 ad~acent the lower
ends ~hereof. me nu~eral 46 refers to a collapsible seat portion
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which has its ends secured to base portions 30 and 42 in the manner
illustrated in the drawings. Sections 14 and 16 are pivotally
secured together by means of bolt assemblies 48 and 50. The sec-
tions 14 and 16 are pivotally movable from a folded condition
wherein the connected legs are in substantially parallel adjacent
relationship with each other and are angularly positioned relative
to each other and to a supporting surface when in an open position.
A fishing pole or rod holder 52 is preferably secured to each of
the legs 26 and 28.
The numeral 54 refers generally to a rigid tackle box
generally cwnprising a bottom section 56 having a lid 58 hingedly
secured thereto. Lid 58 is maintained in a closed position relative ~ -
to bottom 56 by means of closure 60. Lid 58 is provided with a
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pair of spaced-apart openings 62 formed in the opposite ends thereof.
The tackle box 54 is detachably secured to and between the legs
38 and 40 by means of four pins 64. Each of the pins 64 generally
~ comprise an elongated shank portion 66 having an arcuate spring
clip portion 68 extending from the outer end thereof. Spring clip
portion 68 includes a V-shaped portion 70 adapted to partially
embrace the leg as illustrated in Figure 4. As seen in Figure 6
legs 38 and 40 are each provided with a pair of spaced-apart
openings 72 formed therein ad~acent the upper ends thereof which
are adapted to receive the shank portions 66 of the pins 64. Thus,
the elongated shank portions 66 of each of the pins 64 extend
~i through one of the openings 72 in the legs and has its inner end
removably received by one of the openings 62 formed in the lid 58.
When in the position of Figure 4~ the V-shaped portion 70 yieldably
, embraces a portion of the leg to yieldably maintain the pin in the
;1 position of Figure 4. Thus~ it can be seen that when the chair is
in the open position of Figure 3~ the tackle box 54 is positioned
' between the legs of leg section 16. If the fisherman desires
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access to the interior of the tackle box 54, he simply opens
closure 60 to permit bottom 56 to pivotally move downwardly rela-
tive to the lid 58 to the position of Figure 5. If the fisherman
desires to use the tackle box without the chair, he simply removes
the pins 64 from the legs so that the tackle box 54 may be re~oved
therefrom.
Thus it can be seen that a unique fisherman's chair has
been provided wherein a tackle box is detachably positioned between
a pair of the legs of one of the folding leg sections. The tackle -~
box is normally maintained in position between the legs to permit
the fisherman to gain convenient access to the interior of the
tackle box. It can also be seen that the tackle box may be easily
and quickly removed from the chair as desired. Thus it can be
seen that the chair of this invention accomplishes at least all
of the stated ob~ectLves,
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